GEIRA: gene-environment and gene-gene interaction research application

Eur J Epidemiol. 2011 Jul;26(7):557-61. doi: 10.1007/s10654-011-9582-5. Epub 2011 Apr 26.

Abstract

The GEIRA (Gene-Environment and Gene-Gene Interaction Research Application) algorithm and subsequent program is dedicated to genome-wide gene-environment and gene-gene interaction analysis. It implements concepts of both additive and multiplicative interaction as well as calculations based on dominant, recessive and co-dominant genetic models, respectively. Estimates of interactions are incorporated in a single table to make the output easily read. The algorithm is coded in both SAS and R. GEIRA is freely available to non-commercial users at http://www.epinet.se. Additional information, including user's manual and example datasets is available online at http://www.epinet.se.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Epistasis, Genetic / physiology*
  • Gene-Environment Interaction*
  • Genome-Wide Association Study / methods
  • Humans
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide